Tired of the scourge of organized crime, civilians in two rural towns in southwestern Mexico have taken matters into their own hands over the last two weeks.

Since the second week of January, around 800 masked and armed residents have set up vigilante groups who are manning checkpoints, imposing curfews and arresting alleged criminals.

This unofficial police force says they are providing security for the municipalities of Ayutla de los Libres and Teconoapa in Guerrero state, an area that has been hit hard by Mexico's drug violence.

More than 70,000 people killed across the country since 2006 and residents in Guerrero, home to the Pacific resort town of Acapulco, say that drug gangs were committing trafficking, extortion and kidnapping.

Armed with rifles, pistols and machetes, the vigilantes ordered a 10 p.m. curfew for the two towns and are hunting those who they believe have been involved.

'We wont hand any of them (suspects) to any government entity. Their rehabilitation will be handled in the communities,' he said. 'The verdicts will come from there. Those who committed crimes will pay for it, and those who didnt will be freed.'

Oh, baby! Not a good time to be a bad guy. Real "justice" of the people is about to finally happen.

I love that word "rehabilitation." Sounds like that would hurt like hell! And "justice" would only hurt for a fraction of a second. Then you daid.

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posted on 01/21/2013 9:21:26 PM PST
by Right Wing Assault
(Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)

Maybe. But it's possible that these villagers, who have apparently been pushed as far as they're willing to go, may take a few of their tormentors with them.

The drug gangs do quite well against unarmed, fearful civilians. We may get to see how well they fare against armed citizens who are pissed off to the point of vigilante justice.

Not necessarily condoning vigilante justice, you understand, but these villagers obviously have decided to stand and defend their ground, probably because they are getting no help from the state of federal governments.

These guys have both my admiration for their courage and my concern for what may befall them.

I bet the same thing will start happening in the US, and though face masks may not be popular hoodies and ski masks may. have to have something that will hide your identity from all the cameras and drones.

FLIR or thermal imaging is the one to really prep for, any way to conceal or distort your thermal image will give you mortal longevity.

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posted on 01/22/2013 5:28:10 AM PST
by Eye of Unk
(AR2 2013 is the American Revolution part 2 of 2013)

We're talking Guerrero here. One of the most historically violent and corrupt states in all of olde México. In fact, for years before the cartels, Guerrero was famous for having the highest murder rate in the country. Could be these bad boys just want a piece'o'the action.

Let's not invite'em over to the gun club just yet, OK?

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posted on 01/22/2013 10:17:29 PM PST
by Kenny Bunk
(Say, what the hell happened to Reggie Love? Who's in the playroom with Barry now?)

Armed vigilantes in Columbia were an important force in taking back the country from the drug cartels and restoring some semblance of order. Los Pepes often got information from government agencies—which likely included the American DEA—that helped them target criminals. What they did wasn't pretty but it worked.

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posted on 01/22/2013 11:38:42 PM PST
by Brad from Tennessee
(A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)

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